Seat



c. R. MORRIS 2,333,732

SEAT I Filed Dec. 17, 1941 INVENTOR C'laremonf Faber-2 Morris Patented Nov. 9 ,1943

" Clareniont ltobertgMorris, York 1 Appiiealtiowpeteriiber 1 'Tnis inventionrelate 't sats; tic ularly to'hinged toile eats:

Plesent olay sanitatiem'steii at n and ygenie progress has been iapid amp e-th accomplishment. However," in; the? matter *o'f h yg'e'ne as applied. to toilet 'seats' sinu us-e tlire of; advancement has-lagged; posturexarea oi seat contact; and otherconsidrations have direct bearing upon-intestinal eveeuatiem Then again, common use by allhoriie'rs oftaint-semen public places has ieaats spreaeers maie other diseases and -this-*a'gain adds *to thaproblenis which have heretofore gone pssoiveejarid'wn eh thepresent fiwemans ers-a remedy; V

An object 'of the pre ent 'ihveritin accordingly is to adequately solvethe growin J the past'affectingconstruc a 7 seats; with- "dueregard to medical and othereohsiderations'involvedf" Another obfiect o-f the inven- "en' is' to provide a' toilet seat 'susceptibl'asfwell*to' fii. H hotel" and" similar u'se;- andfto' j'so 'calle station use:

Yet another *obiect df tiie' inve it is pro videa reversible "seat; and: to 'provid aret'ersibl seat offering a choice of seatin'g 'orifigllratf6n or contour. g p p t liq-further object of the-invention is to provide for ready removal, reversal, application and swinging of the seat inclusive of simple and effective means for preventing inadvertent removal;

Still further objects will appear to those skilled in the art as the description progresses, both by direct statement thereof and by implication from the context.

In the. accompanying drawing, wherein like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a plan of a toilet seat in its position of use and embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a partial similar view with the seat turned with its other side up;

Figure 3 is a sectional View on line III-III of Fig. l; i

Figures l and 5 are end views of the latch-end of the hinge mounting, showing seat positions of the seat lowered and of the seat raised, respectively;

Figure 6 is a sectional View on line VI-VI of Fig. 5;

Figure 7 is a sectional view similar to ,Fig. 3

showing the hinged end of the seat and with the V hinge partially separated; and

I M mm rif stances -marked with"successfu and outstandifi'g I 7, iefl lsen iimmzsgasi m ss. (minner Eis'iire s isanother?'sectionahview similar ito Fig 3 and showing a modifiedf constructiom m thee specific: embodiment .nf f the: invention illustratedini said f drawing.@thev'referentevnw meratiifl n-designatess the usual toilet :b'owl at the rean artofiwhich areprovided nietalliciorscther bracket; means H "for mounting' 'a 'ti ansverse hinge: pingl parallel. to and abev th e' upper surface fisain bovn tethe rear bt.thezbewl'l'cave ityi' Biith-* ends orztne'ninge pin lproject beyond .theafined bracket means; 'and it I is' upon' these protecting 1 ends :that :the- -tbiliet seat 11 I3 "is removably hinged-I It is a feature of the present inventionto provideai -seat which will swing up and down as usualflbut which is readily-removalt-l ans replaceablan d whlch is reversil ale and differently-shaped on opposite" sids'b carrying out thefre'movable feature of the invention, the socket portion of thef hingeds carried ty tire' s atiiieing fiked'atth'erear there of nd "iieshbwn-asccmpris'ing a; Bar Il -"form ing tlie rear edge of theseat ang na/mg, jaw lil': hinge knuckles l5 eproiecting rearwardly therefrom" with said) Knuckles; spaced apart? a distanc eisuchthat they WiITbefat'tIie. projecting end of "the Hinge; pin when mounted thereon.

eaiidf'consttum: H v pp netiojnlbn either fehin'ge' pin. The ends" of 'tlihinge pin may, however, differ, and as here shown one end I6 is truly cylindrical, whereas the other end I! is flattened. Both knuckles have a rear gap or opening l8 therein wide enough to admit entry of said flattened end of the pin by a movement of the knuckle transverse to the pin. Preferably the thinned or flattened portion is vertically disposed and thereby necessitates theiseat to be in a vertical position to register the gap with the fiat pintle portion of the pin for removal or replacement. Accordingly, to remove the seat from the bowl, it is first brought to verti cal position so as to register the thinned pintle portion of the pin and, the gap of the knuckle; at which position, as shown in Figure '7, the knuckle can be lifted from the pin.

Since only one end ofthe hinge pin is provided with a flattened pintle portion and the other end of the pin provides-a cylindrical pintle portion, removal of the seat involves lifting the one side by virtue of flattened pintle releasing the knuckle, and thereafter sliding the other knuckle off the end of the cylindrical pintle. The said cylindrical pintle and knuckle have a sufficiently loose fit which will permit the neces- The outer end of the detent bends laterally in-- erses the gap in theknuckl, and by e'nga'geward under the pin and has its side edges engaged in notches 2| in the knuck1e.. The bent portion or lip 22 of the detent thereforetravreadily cleaned and sterilized and which will both add to the desirability to the user from the standpoint of body contact and to the desirabflity as a cushion against the toilet bowl. A cushioning cover 23 coextensive with the seat area has been shown in Figure 8, it being understood that surface extent, body thickness or variation, material and other characteristics being susceptible to selection of manufacturer or user. Obviously other detail changes and modifications may be made in construction and use of my improved toilet seat, so that all matter contained in the specification or illustrated in the drawing, shall be interpreted as I exemplary and not in a limiting sense. It is also intended that the following claims are to be understood as covering all the generic and specific 1 features'of the invention herein shown and de-' ment with the knuckle preventsinadvertent: withdrawal, but since it is resilient, it can be'.

swung outward, as indicated by the arrowin' Fig. 6, .to-release the knuckle when it is desired to remove theseat. :11 v I The removal of the seatfisadvantageous from several view-points. ,-.It, enables the seat to, be cleansed; as by washing ina tub;or elsewhere; it enables the seat: to be removed after each guest using it departsand promptly replaced-by a duplicate but steril .seat, :the reby permitting .the first one -to.be takento a sterilizing room for itsperiod ofsterilization; and it permits a prospective user to make a selection of which side shall be used.

Proper contact of the-toilet seat with the seat of the person using i t; has its influence on the ease and/or ,completeness of intestinal evacuation. Ivaccordingly make the bodyecontacting surface'on ones-ide of the-seat diiferent from the body-contacting; surface of the other ide,

and as illustrative thereof, the-one is, concaveto thebody and .the'other convex to the body. Other shapes or contours, .however maybe employedwithin the scopeof my. invention. Suit abl'e marking, here illustrated as appropriately inscribednames, may be employed for} ready identification of the sides, that the rightside will always be used by. a certain person where. the invention is, employed in 1, a home, for instance. Again, it is within the purview of the invention to providecushioning or other covering on the seat, 'whichlcov'ering is preferably waterproof,

scribed .andallstatements of the scope of the invention herein set forth as a matter of language which might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus described the invention I claim:

1. A toilet seat having a; rniddle opening there u h withthe se t e i in b yven asin portions atopposite sides of; said opening, and at I thetop, and'bottompf the seat, each saidside portion having its; topsurface concave. in cross section and having; itsbottom surface convex in crossgsection and both surfaces ,converging, to a roundededgein-cross section and said rounded edge-= constituting; the ;perimeter of said opening and said edge being situated between and oifset from planes defining the uppermostand, lowermost levels .of the top and bottom body-engaging portions of the seat. L, s

2. A toilet seat hingecomprising a bracket, a in Pi fixedl 71 Ed h bracket, ends o said hinge pinconstituting pintles, and hinge lgnuckleshaviing ,pintle sockets and removably mounted on said end pintles, one of saidknuckles' having an opening less thanthe maximum diameter of. the said socketandone of'said pintles having" a reduced, thiclrness in one diametric I direction permitting disengagement of the knuckle therefrom through saidopeningin adirection of a diameter, one of said-pintles having means preventing inadvertent disengagement I of the pintle from the pintlesocket.

.CLABEMONT ROBERT Mortars, 

